diff --git a/recipes/the_week_magazine_free.recipe b/recipes/the_week_magazine_free.recipe
index 086870ceabd1..c2d3717c3058 100644
--- a/recipes/the_week_magazine_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/the_week_magazine_free.recipe
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ class TheWeek(BasicNewsRecipe):
         url = 'https://usmagazine.theweek.com/timelines.json'
         data = json.loads(self.index_to_soup(url, raw=True))
         for x in data['timelines'][:5]:
-            if '-cover-' in x['image']:
-                return 'https://usmagazine.theweek.com' + x['image'][1:]
+            if 'image' in x:
+                if '-cover-' in x['image']:
+                    return 'https://usmagazine.theweek.com' + x['image'][1:]
 
     articles_are_obfuscated = True
 
diff --git a/recipes/the_week_uk.recipe b/recipes/the_week_uk.recipe
index 70ad42775136..0ccf8b9902a9 100644
--- a/recipes/the_week_uk.recipe
+++ b/recipes/the_week_uk.recipe
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ class TheWeek(BasicNewsRecipe):
         url = 'https://ukmagazine.theweek.com/timelines.json'
         data = json.loads(self.index_to_soup(url, raw=True))
         for x in data['timelines'][:5]:
-            if '-cover-' in x['image']:
-                return 'https://ukmagazine.theweek.com' + x['image'][1:]
+            if 'image' in x:
+                if '-cover-' in x['image']:
+                    return 'https://ukmagazine.theweek.com' + x['image'][1:]
 
     articles_are_obfuscated = True